Holder for handpiece devices

Abstract

A handpiece holder, which provides easy access to a medical, dental, or industrial handpiece, is replaceable and rotatable to hold handpieces in different angled positions.

1. A removable, rotatable handpiece holder comprising:
 a. disc base with a plurality of spring biased pawls along its exterior perimeter, a center hole, and positioning structure to prevent the disc base from rotating when mounted on a vertical support surface, 
 b. a rotatable disc housing with a center hole aligned with the center hole of the disc base and defining an interior having gear toothed interior perimeter, which are releaseably held by the spring biased pawls of the disc base to removably secure the rotatable disc in a desired position until sufficient force is applied to overcome the spring biased pawls allowing the rotatable disc to be repositioned in a three-hundred and sixty degree range, and 
 c. a U shaped holder with an opening structured to removably hold handpieces placed thereon, the holder having an end with expandable mechanical fingers sized to fit within the aligned center holes and extend and pass through a hole in the vertical support surface, when the mechanical fingers are compressed allowing the post end to pass through the hole in the vertical support surface, until the mechanical fingers are free to expand to grip an interior segment of the vertical support surface to removably secure the rotatable handpiece holder to the vertical support surface. 
 
     
     
       2. A holder for handpiece devices, comprising:
 a disc base having a perimeter and a face, comprising:
 a through-hole positioned on the center axis of the disc base; and 
 a plurality of biased pawls positioned on the perimeter of the disc base; and 
 
 a handpiece holder, comprising:
 a clip; 
 a housing attached to the clip, the housing having an interior opening; and 
 a gear tooth perimeter lining the perimeter of the interior opening of the housing, the plurality of biased pawls interfacing with the gear tooth perimeter providing a three-hundred and sixty degree range of rotation of the handpiece holder with respect to the disc base, the biased pawls engaging with the gear tooth perimeter to selectively secure the housing in a desired rotational position within the three-hundred and sixty degree range. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The holder for handpiece devices recited in  claim 2 , the handpiece holder further comprising a center post having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the housing within the interior opening and extending through the through-hole of the disc base. 
     
     
       4. The holder for handpiece devices recited in  claim 3 , the center post further comprising mechanical fingers on the second end of the center post, the mechanical fingers interfacing with a support structure to rotationally and releaseably secure the handpiece holder to the support structure. 
     
     
       5. The holder for handpiece devices recited in  claim 4 , the disc base further comprising positioning structure extending from the face of the disc base and interfacing with the support structure to rotationally fix the disc base to the support structure. 
     
     
       6. The holder for handpiece devices recited in  claim 5 , the support structure further comprising an open hole, and the positioning structure comprising a post that interfaces with the open hole.